Lister-plow.



W J,- & H. C. WALTER.

LISTER PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1. 1914.

Patented May 16 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEETI.

IKJWZe 'WZ Inventors I] Witnesses w. J. & H. c. WALTER.

LISTER PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1. 1914.

Patented May 16, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

I arm! Attorneys.

Inventors by I UTED srnrns PATENT one WESTON J. WALTER AND HARRY C.WALTER, OFLBLACKWELL, OKLAHOMA.

LISTER-PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 1, 1914. Serial No. 842,271.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, WESTON J. WALTER andHARRY C. WALTER, citizens of the- I United States,residing at Blackwell,in the county of Kay, State of Oklahoma, have invented a new and usefulLister-Plow, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to double row listing plows, its object being toprovide a light, durable and eflicient plow of this character especiallydesigned for preparing groundfor the planting of Wheat, corn, etc.-Heretofore in preparing ground for wheat, and the like, it has beennecessary first to plow the ground in close arallel'ridges andsubsequently to level ofi the ground by forcing some of the loosenedsoil back into the furrows.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide an attachmentfor a plow whereby immediately after the ridges have been formed,portions of the loosened and lifted soil will be directed back into thefurrow so that the ground will thus be left in condition for planting.

With the foregoing and other objects in" view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the double row listingplow constituting the present invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.1

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 is an arched axleon which is secured a draft beam 2, said axle being fixed relative tothe beam bymeans of braces 3. A cross beam 4 is-secured to the beam 2 infront of the arched axle l and hangers 5 are suspended from the endportions of the beam 1, said hangers being adjustable vertically in anysuitable manner. A U-shaped frame 6 is pivotally mounted at its endsupon the spindle 7 of the arched axle, this which thus cooperate withthe spindle-to holdth'e frame in a predetermined relation to the beam'The supporting wheels 8 engagi g the spindle Tare located outside of theframe 6.

- Side-strips 9 are secured at their front ends to the beam .4 and atintermediate pointsupon the arched axle 1, these side strips beingpreferably parallel with the beam 2' and being provided, at their rearends, with bearings 10 in which isjournaled a transverse shaft 11. Anarm 12 extends radially from the shaft and is connected by a rod 13 tothe lower end of a lever 1 1 fulcrumed upon one side of the beam 2, theupper end of the lever, being connected by a link 15 to a hand lever 16.This hand 1einsertible into certain of th'e'apertures and into theengaged arm 17 for the purpose of connecting the link to the arm. Byproviding a series of apertures in each link,

said link can be adjusted longitudinally relative to the arm 17.

Dependingfrom the front portion of the I frame Glare brackets 21, eachbracket being pivotally engaged by the upper end portion of a head'22formed at the front end of a plow beam 23. As shown in the drawings,each plow beam is preferably curved upwardly and rearwardly to a pointabove the plow 24 and is then curved downwardly and forwardly toconstitute, a standard to which the plow 24 is attached. Extending fromthe uppermost portion of the beam 23 is an ear 25 to which one of thehangers 18 is pivotally connected. The plow 21 is of that type known asa middle buster.

Tongues 26 are pivotally connected to the lower portions of the heads 22and the front ends of these tongues are secured to a cross bar 27 havinga suitable coupling 28 extending forwardly from its center to which awhiflietree may be attached. Thus it will be seen that the draft will beexerted through the bar 27 and tongues 26 to the lower portions of theheads 22 with the resuit that the plows will not only be drawn forwardbut will be pressed downwardly into the soil until limited by theadjustable connections between the beams '23 and the shaft 11. When theplows are drawn forward they will produce J ridges and furrows each ofthe 'beams-23' 'so that portions'of the loosened soil will be thrownback into the furrows. This attachment includes oppositely disposedangular frame members 29 connected at their rear ends in any suitablemanner while their front ends straddle a bracket 30 secured; to the rearor standard portions of the beams 23. This bracket 30 has a standard 31,secured to :it and provided with a shoe 32 following directlyafter theplow 24:. The front ends of the frame members 29 are secured upon. thesides ofthe bracket 30, these frame members extending laterallybeyondthesides of the furrow produced by the plow in front thereof. Astandard 33-is secured to the outerside portion of each frame member29and fastened to the lower" end of, each of thesestandards 33 is a shovel3%. Thus it will be seen that when the:p1ow is drawn forward the soil.thrown laterally by the middle busters will 23 can be'swung upwardlyand-downwardl I 'ture, opposed frame members fixedly secured toandextending rearwardly from the beam closeto the upper end of the ,plow,said frame members having intermediate laterally extending portionsintegral therewith, soil engaging devices adjustably connected to theframe members, and means connected to the draft beam for raising theplow beam and the frame members attached thereto, and a draft deviceconnectedto the front end of the plow beam .and below the connectionbetween said beam and the-suspended structure.

, In testimony that we claim the foregoing a's-our own, we have-heretoafiixedour signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

WESTON J WALTER. H HARRY C. WALTER. WVitnesses:

E. v SEATON,

E. E. WHEELER.

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